If you pay attention to the news, you probably hear all sorts of conflicting things about the healthiness or unhealthiness of caffeine. Every time there is a new study, the news tends to report the most sensational details without taking the full results into account. Hence, the public perception about caffeine can be rather confused. [...]
Sometimes it seems as if every aspect of modern life conspires to turn us against our natures. So many of us are disconnected from the natural world around us, and we too eagerly go along with the soul-crushing and physically unhealthy trends of the times. But it is possible to live a better life, even [...]
By Lisa Pecos Colds are the most common type of infection in the world, with the average adult contracting about three cold infections every year. Yet despite the common cold’s ubiquity, we still have no cure for it. The only surefire way to deal with it is to wait approximately seven to ten days for [...]
Selenium is an essential trace mineral and it plays a fundamental part in our health. Mostly, it is found in the kidneys, liver, pancreas, spleen and the lymph nodes so a large range of bodily functions can be affected by the levels of selenium we ingest.
A fulfilling sex life can be maintained and boosted by exercise, good mental health and also certain foods! A nutritional and balanced diet with the foods I am about to talk about can help to keep your libido high and your reproductive organs in full working order. Certain nutrients can deter infections and keep all [...]
There has long been a belief that a connection exists between anger and heart disease. Now, research has provided us with definitive evidence that there is a very real link between stress and emotion on the body’s entire cardiovascular system.
By Marc Courtiol PAD is the most commonly used term for Peripheral Artery Disease. It is a very common problem of the circulatory system that is characterized by a narrowing of the arteries, which reduces the flow of blood to the limbs. With people who have PAD, their extremities (usually the legs) do not receive [...]
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, but the exact cause of it remains unknown. There are, however, certain triggers that researchers have identified that cause asthma in some people. What happens is that when triggers come into contact with the airways, the airways become narrow and inflamed and begin to fill with [...]
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a wax-like substance that is present in the cell membranes of body tissues and is carried in the blood plasma. It is a sterol; a combination of alcohol and steroid and is also called atherosclerotic plaque. The body requires cholesterol in order to form and sustain cell membranes, help with [...]
by Mike Carlson YOU SHOULD GET A complete cholesterol check every five years, according to a new set of national guidelines governing cholesterol measurement and treatment. And make sure to ask for a “full lipid profile,” which measures LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, HDL (“good”) cholesterol and triglycerides.